Adjustable stub-hounds for wagon-tongues.



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ADJUSTABLE STUB-HOUNDS FOR WAGON-TONGUES.

Application filed January 25, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 604,642.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HAROLD BALL, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Ball, in the county of Gove and State ofKansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in AdjustableStub-Hounds for Wagon- Tongues, of which the following is aspecification. 1

This invention relates to draft equalizers, and resides in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this class whichis extremely simple in construction, readily adjustable to engage thevarious sizes of hounds of vehicles and whereby all the animals attachedwill be required to perform an equal amount of work.

In the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated a simple andpreferred form of the improvement and in which drawings, I

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device constructed in accordance withthe present invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same. one ofthe adjustable draw bars. Fig. 4: is a similar view of one of the stubhounds.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout thespecification.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates what I term thetongue stay bar and 2 the tongues connected with the bar. The tonguesare connected with the bar 1 in any desired manner, and are preferablyprovided with stay braces 3 which connect the inner sides of the tonguewith the outer edge of the tongue bar. The opposite ends of the bar 1are each provided with a olevis 4, and pivotally connected with each ofthe said clevises are the evener bars 5 and 6. These bars or hitchesare'each pivoted away from their centers, and the inner and longerportions of each of the bars terminate approximately central of thetongue bar 1. The outer extremities of each of the bars 5 and 6 areprovided with suitable links 7 and connected with the said links areswingletrees 8. The meet ing ends of the bars are each provided withlinks 9, and one of the said links is adapted to overlie the other andto be pivotally connected with the central swingletree 10.

The under face of the bar 1 is provided Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofPatented June 4, 1912.

with spaced depending threaded elements i 11 the same'being arranged inpairs a suitable distance from the ends of the said bar. The numerals 12indicate the adjusting draw bars. These bars have their body portionsprovided with elongated slots 13 which are adapted tostraddle thedepending threaded elements, and the said draw bars are sustained inproper adjusted position upon the bar 1 through the medium of nuts 14.engaging the projecting threaded elements. Each of the draw bars has itsinner end bent outwardly and formed with an eye 15, and the alining eyesof the said bars are adapted for the reception of a removable bolt 16.

The numerals 17 and 18 designate the stub hounds. These stub hounds havetheir main or body portions of a substantially L-shaped formation andthe said stub V hounds each have one of their ends provided with an eye19, the latter adapted to be engaged by the bolt 16.

The numerals 20 and 21 designate the adjusting brace members for theshort hounds. Each of these members comprises a flattened strip ofsuitable metal.

The stub hounds are formed with spaced openings and these openings areadapted to receive threaded bolts 22. The bolts 22 are adapted toproject through openings provided within the braces 20 and 21 and theextending portion of the said bolts are engaged by suitable nuts 23.

It is to be understood that the eyes provided upon the stub houndspermit of a swinging motion of the said hounds and by this arrangementin connection with the bracing strips 20 and 21 it will be readily notedthat the stub hounds may be properly adjustedto fit over the ordinaryhounds of different sizes of vehicles. The stub hounds are each providedwith suitable openings 24 upon their sides and the said openings areadapted to receive a suitable bolt or the like, whereby upon thetightening of said bolt the stub hounds are rigidly clamped between theordinary hounds of the vehicle.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be noted that the position of the stub hounds inrelation to the bar 1 may be longitudinally adjusted through the mediumof the draw bars so that the direct draft of the vehicle may be variedto permit a Weaker animal to perform his full share of the work whenhitched with stronger animals. It is to be further 11nderstood thatwhile I have illustrated and describedthe preferred embodiment of theimprovement as it now appears to me, changes in the minor details ofconstruction may be made if desired.

Having thus fully-described the invention, what I claim as new, is

In combination with a tongue stay bar, longitudinally adjustabledraw-bars secured thereto, said draw-bars having their body portionsprovided with elongated slots, means passed through the slots and stubhounds adapted to be clamped be-- tween the hounds of a wagon, eyesformed on the outer ends of the stub hounds and said eyes beingpivotally connected to the eyes on the draw-bars.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.HAROLD BALL.

Witnesses:

MARION MATHEWS, EVAN S. MOKAIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe f Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

